Display stand



April 6, 1937; J. vc. WAGNER ET Al. .2,075,919

DISPLAY STAND Filed Dec. 16, 1935 5 sheets-shed 1 April 6, 1937.

J. c. WAGNER ET Al. 2,075,919

DISPLAY STAND Filed Dec. 16, 1935 5 sheets-Sheet 2 Nil l I C w il J: U

April 6, 1937. J. c. WAGNER ET AL DISPLAY STAND 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 Filed Dec.

Patented Apr. 6, 1937 PATENT OFFICE DISPLAY STAND John .Calvin Wagner and Alfred J. Engel, Baltimore, Md., assignors pany, Baltimore, Md land to The Eastern Box Coma corporation yof Mary- Application December 16, 1935, Serial-No. 54,764

9 Claims.

Our invention consists in a new and useful improvement in display stands and is designed more particularly to provide a stand, made fromv a. single blank and folded, for the display of merchandise and particularly boxes, cartons and containers of foodstuffs. Our 'stand is constructed of any kind of suitable material, such as heavy cardboard, corrugated board, chip board, etc., in a stampedout blank in a single piece, the proper scores and lines of severance being provided, so that the blank may be folded to form the stand. The particularly novel and useful features of our improved stand are the wings on the side panels on either side of the article supporting step, to prevent accidental displacement of the article, the naps from the side panels to afford a foundation for the step, and the aps from the side panels forming bracing struts for the side panels, thereby giving the stand great strength to carry the load and withstand shocks.

While Vwe have illustrated in the drawings filed herewith and have hereinafter fully described one specific embodiment of our invention, it is to be distinctly understood that wedo not consider our invention limited to said specific embodimentbut refer for its scope to the claims appended hereto.

In the drawings:

Y Fig. l is a perspective View of our improved stand, with a receptacle indicated in dotted lines in position upon the stand.

Fig. 2 is a vertical section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 3 is a vertical section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a horizontal section on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a vertical section on the line 5--5 of Fig. 2. p

Fig. 6 is an enlarged fragmentary perspective 40 View of the over-lapping flaps and locking tongue therefor.

Fig. '7 is a plan view of the unfolded blank.

As illustrated in the drawings, our improved stand is formed from a single blank (Fig. 7) com- 45 prising the panels A, B, C, and D, of which A and C are the sides, B the front and D the rear.

From the bottom edge of the blank, scores I and 2 extend at right angles to divide the front panel B from the side panels A and C respectively.

50 These scores I and 2 extend for approximately one-third of the width of the blank, and lines of severance 4 and 5 are projections of the scores I and 2 respectively, to separate the panel B from the panels A and C. A score 6 parallel with the 55 bottom edge of the blank connects the upper ends of the scores I and 2, and a score 'I parallel with the score 6 is disposed on the panel B approximately midway between the score '6 and the top of the panel B. These scores 6 and 'I divide the panel B into the lower portion B-I, the middle 4 portion B--2 and the upper portion B-3. From the upper portion B-3, there extendsupwardly the tongue B--4 with a score 'I' between the portion B-3 and tongue B-4. The tongue B-Il has the vertical score rIi and horizontal line of end of the score II to the line of severance, 4, to

form the flap A-2 which has its outer edge I4 formed parallel with the scores I0 and II. 'I'his flap A--2 is provided with an elongated slot S disposed at right angles tothe scores I0 and II.

The panel A also has the score I5' extending downwardly from the point of juncture of the scores I and 6, and at right angles to the scores I0 and II, and the score I6 aligned with the score I5, and a semi-circular line of severance I1 connects the adjacent ends of the scores I5 and I6, to form the wing A-3. Lines of severance I8 extend at right angles from the outer ends of the scores I5 and I6 to the line of severance I3, to form the iiap A-4.

The panel C is provided with the scores and lines of severance I0 to I8, similarly to the panel A, to form the wing C-I, the ap C-2, the wing C-3 and the nap C-4. The nap C-2 is provided with the elongated slot S-I.

The panel D is divided from its adjacent panel C by the score I9.

To form our improved stand, the blank is folded on the scores I and 2, and I 9, at right angles, bringing the left edge of the panel A adjacent the right edge of the panel D. The meeting edges of the panels A and D are then connected by the gummed strip G. The flaps A-2, C-2 are bent downwardly at right angles on the scores I0 and II, until their outer edges I4 bear against the panels on the opposite sides of the stand. The flaps A-4, C4 are bent downwardly at right angles on the scores I5 and I6 and the portion B-2 of the panel B is bent rearwardly and downwardly on the score 6 until it rests upon the flaps A-4, C-4, land between the wings A-3, C-3. The

portion B-3 of the panel B having been bent upwardly and rearwardly on the score 1 is positioned so that its upper part rests on the flap C-2. The tongue B-4 having been bent rearwardly on the score 1 is inserted through the slots S-I and S. The tab B-S is then bent downwardly on the score 8, thus locking the tongue B-4 and the iiaps 'A-2, C-2, in position.

It is obvious from Fig. 1 that the receptacle R may be positioned upon the portion B-2, forming the supporting step, and between the wings A-l, C-I and the wings A-3, C-3, and is thus securely supported upon our improved stand. It is also obvious that, if desired, a second receptacle can be positioned upon the top of the receptacle R and between the upper portions of the wings Having described our invention, what we claim l. A display stand comprising a middle portion forming a supporting platform, and side portions having two sets of inwardly projecting flaps, one set forming supporting abutments for said platform and the -other set forming co-acting expanders bearing against the side portions.

2. A display stand comprising a middle portion forming a shelf for a supporting platform, and side portions, each of said side portions having aninwardly projecting flap bearing against the other side portion, to form bracing struts.

3. A display stand for supporting an article vcomprising a middle portion forming a supporting platform, and side portions having upwardly projecting wings forming retaining walls for the article, and inwardly projecting flaps forming supporting abutments for said platform, each side portion having an inwardly projecting ap engaging the other side portion to form bracing struts.

4. In a display stand, the combination of a rear wall; two side walls projecting forwardly from said rear wall and provided with inwardly turned flaps, each iiap bearing against the opposite side wall; and a front wall having a portion turned rearwardly and downwardly to form a supporting platform, and a portion turned upwardly and disposed upon one of said iiaps.

5. In a display stand, the combination of a rear wall; two side walls projecting forwardly from said rear wall and provided with inwardly turned flaps, each flap bearing against the Opposite side wall; a front wall having a portion turned rearwardly and downwardly to form a supporting platform, and a portion turned upwardly and disposed upon one of said aps; and a tongue on said upwardly turned portion transiixing both of said flaps.

6. In a blank for a display stand, the combination of a front panel divided into three portions separated by scores; a panel on each side of the front panel, separated from one portion of the front panel by a score and from the other two portions of the front panel by a line of severance, each of said side panels having a iiap formed by a pair of aligned scores with an arcuate line of severance between, and a second line of severance from the end of one of the scores.

7. In a blank for a display stand, the combination of a front panel divided into three portions separated by scores; a panel on each side of the front panel, separated from one portion of the front panel by a score and from the other two portions of the front panel by a line of severance, each of said side panels having a ap formed by a pair of aligned scores with an arcuate line of severance between, and a second line of severance from the end of one of the scores, the arcuate line of severance forming a wing.

8. In a blank for a display stand, the combination of a front panel divided into three portions separated by scores; a panel on each side of the front panel, separated from one portion of the front panel by a score and from the other two portions of the front panel by a line of severance, each of said side panels having a ilap formed by a pair of aligned scores with an arcuate line of severance between, and a second line of severance from one end of one of the scores, and each of said side panels having a second flap formed by a pair of aligned scores with a semi-circular line of severance between, and a line of severance from the outer end of each score to the line oi severance forming the rst mentioned iiap.

9. In a blank for a display stand, the combina.- tion of a front panel divided into three portions separated by scores; a panel on each side of the front panel, separated from one portion of the front panel by a score and from the othertwo portions of the front panel by a line of severance, each of said side panels having a flap formed by a pair of aligned scores with an arcuate line of severance between, and a second line of severance from one end of one of the scores, and each of said side panels having a second ap formed by a pair of aligned scores with a semicircular line of severance between, and a line of severance from the outer end of each score to the line of severance forming the rst mentioned flap, the arcuate line of severance on each panel forming a wing, and the semi-circular line of severance on each panel forming a wing.

J. CALVIN WAGNER. ALFRED J. ENGEL. 

